MIST AND DRINK BOTTLE CAP

Abstract

A drink and mist bottle cap is detachably attachable to a bottle to enable a person to produce a mist from a pump and mist nozzle and also drink from a drink spout. A drinking spout has a drink spout cap that is detachably attachable over the drinking spout to seal the liquid contents within the bottle when not drinking form the bottle. The drink and mist bottle cap may also have an anti-backwash valve that is configured to prevent backwash from flowing back into the interior of the bottle and an ultraviolet light configured to produce a disinfecting ultraviolet light within the bottle, and a pressure relief valve to allow pressure equalization when there is a pressure differential between the interior of the bottle and the exterior of the bottle.

Claims

1. A drink and mist bottle cap configured to detachably attach to a bottle, said drink and mist bottle cap comprising: a) an exterior cap; b) a drinking spout configured in the exterior cap; c) a drink spout cap configured to detachably attach to the drink and mist bottle over the drinking spout; d) a pump in the drink and mist bottle cap; e) an actuator to turn the pump on; f) a battery housing in the drink and mist bottle cap and configured to receive a battery to power the pump; and g) a mist nozzle in the drink and mist bottle and couple with the pump; wherein the mist nozzle is configured to produce a mist of said fluid from within the bottle; and wherein said drink and mist bottle cap removably attaches to said bottle to allow a user to drink from the drinking spout or produce a mist.

2. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 1, further comprising an intake tube coupled with the pump and, with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to a bottle, configured to extend into said bottle to draw fluid from within said bottle to said pump.

3. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 1, wherein the mist nozzle is detachably attachable to the drink and mist bottle cap.

4. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 1, further comprising threads configured to thread onto threads of said bottle to detachably attach the drink and mist bottle cap to said bottle.

5. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 1, further comprising an anti-backwash valve configured between the drinking spout and said bottle and configured to actuate to a flow position when fluid from within the bottle flows to the drinking spout and actuate to a closed position when fluid flows from the drinking spout back into the bottle.

6. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 5, further comprising a drink reservoir couple with the drinking spout and having an opening to said bottle and configured to receive fluid through said opening from said bottle with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to said bottle.

7. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 6, further comprising a drink conduit that extends from the drink reservoir into the drinking bottle, with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to said bottle, and wherein the anti-backwash valve is configured between the drink reservoir and the drink conduit.

8. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 7, wherein the anti-backwash valve comprises a pivot and a drink valve configured to pivot about said pivot from said flow position to said closed position.

9. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 5, further comprising an ultraviolet light device configured to emit ultraviolet light into said bottle with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to said bottle.

10. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 9, further comprising an interior chamber and wherein the ultraviolet light is configured on an extended end of said interior chamber.

11. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 9, further comprising a pressure relief valve configured to allow air to flow into said bottle when a vacuum is produced within the bottle by the pump producing a mist with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to a bottle.

12. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 11, wherein the pressure relief valve is configured in the drink spout cap.

13. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 12, wherein the pressure relief valve comprises an elastic burp valve.

14. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 5, further comprising a pressure relief valve configured to allow air to flow into said bottle when a vacuum is produced within the bottle by the pump producing a mist with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to a bottle.

15. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 14, wherein the pressure relief valve is configured in the drink spout cap.

16. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 1, further comprising an ultraviolet light device configured to emit ultraviolet light into said bottle with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to said bottle.

17. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 16, further comprising an interior chamber and wherein the ultraviolet light is configured on an extended end of said interior chamber.

18. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 17, further comprising a pressure relief valve configured to allow air to flow into said bottle when a vacuum is produced within the bottle by the pump producing a mist with the drink and mist bottle cap attached to a bottle.

19. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 18, wherein the pressure relief valve is configured in the drink spout cap.

20. The drink and mist bottle cap of claim 19, wherein the pressure relief valve comprises an elastic valve.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0034] FIG. 1 shows a side view of a drink and mist bottle cap having an exterior cap with a drinking spout therein and a drink spout cap configured cover the drinking spout and an intake tube configured to extend down into a bottle and a mist nozzle configured to produce a mist.

[0035] FIG. 2 shows a side view of a drink and mist bottle cap having an exterior cap with a drinking spout therein and a drink spout cap configured cover the drinking spout and an intake tube configured to extend down into a bottle and a mist nozzle configured to produce a mist.

[0036] FIG. 3 shows a side cross-sectional view of the intake weighted strainer and the filters configured with the intake weighted strainer.

[0037] FIG. 4 shows the exterior cap portion of the drink and mist bottle cap having a drinking spout and a mist nozzle.

[0038] FIG. 5 shows a side view of portions of the drink and mist bottle cap including the insert portion and portions of the exterior portion.

[0039] FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the exterior cap and components coupled thereto.

[0040] FIG. 7 shows a perspective view of the exterior cap and components coupled thereto.

[0041] FIG. 8 show an exploded view of a drink and mist bottle cap.

[0042] FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a drink and mist bottle cap.

[0043] FIG. 10 shows a cross-sectional view of a drink and mist bottle cap.

[0044] FIG. 11 shows a side cut-away view of a drink and mist bottle cap having an anti-backwash valve.

[0045] FIG. 12 shows a top cut-away view of a drink and mist bottle cap having an anti-backwash valve.

[0046] FIG. 13 shows a person drinking from the drinking spout of the drink and mist bottle cap coupled to a bottle.

[0047] FIG. 14 shows a person producing a mist from the drinking spout of the drink and mist bottle cap coupled to a bottle with the bottle configured upside down, or with the mist bottle cap below the base of the bottle.

[0048] FIG. 15 shows a person producing a mist from the drinking spout of the drink and mist bottle cap coupled to a bottle.

[0049] Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the figures. The figures represent an illustration of some of the embodiments of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any manner. Some of the figures may not show all of the features and components of the invention for ease of illustration, but it is to be understood that where possible, features and components from one figure may be an included in the other figures. Further, the figures are not necessarily to scale, some features may be exaggerated to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS

[0050] As used herein, the terms comprises, comprising, includes, including, has, having or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Also, use of a or an are employed to describe elements and components described herein. This is done merely for convenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention. This description should be read to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it is meant otherwise.

[0051] Certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described herein and are illustrated in the accompanying figures. The embodiments described are only for purposes of illustrating the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention. Other embodiments of the invention, and certain modifications, combinations and improvements of the described embodiments, will occur to those skilled in the art and all such alternate embodiments, combinations, modifications, improvements are within the scope of the present invention.

[0052] Although specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, it should be understood that such embodiments are by way of example only and merely illustrative of but a small number of the many possible specific embodiments which can represent applications of the principles of the present invention. Various changes and modifications obvious to one skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and contemplation of the present invention as further defined in the appended claims.

[0053] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, a drink and mist bottle cap 10 comprises an exterior cap 310, a drink spout cap 50, a first semicircular battery housing 102 and a second semicircular battery housing 142 with said first semicircular battery housing 102 having an interior concaved surface 104 and said first semicircular battery housing 102 having a first end 106 having two female openings 108 and 110 sized to receive two male protrusions 144 and 146 affixed to a first end 148 of second semicircular battery housing 142.

[0054] Said second semicircular battery housing 142 has a second end 150 having one male protrusion 152 sized to mate with one female opening 132 on second end of first semicircular battery housing 102. Said Interior concaved surface 104 further comprises a first vertical wall 112 a second vertical wall 114, and a horizontal wall 116 extending from said concaved Interior surface 104 with said first vertical wall 112 and said second vertical wall 114 sized to receive a battery 300.

[0055] Semicircular battery housing 102 further comprises a charging port 165, such as a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port Housing 160 having a first circular opening 162, a second horizontal oval opening 164, and a third vertical oval opening 166. The USB Port allows a user to recharge the battery for misting operations. Said USB Port housing is further sized to receive a USB Port water proof cover 200 having a first frustrum protrusion 202, a second horizontal oval protrusion 204, and a third vertical oval protrusion 206. This forms a water proof closure to protect the battery during use but allows user to open for recharging of the battery.

[0056] Further referring to FIGS. 1 to 8, said exterior cap 310 has an exterior surface 316, and integrally formed drink spout 312 with said exterior surface 316 having an opening of equal size to nozzle fitting 400. Said nozzle fitting 400 further contains an opening 402 sized to receive nozzle 420. Said exterior cap 310 further comprises an upper portion having a concave section 320 sized to receive handle 450 having a convex portion. The rotatable handle 450 forms a smooth connection to the exterior cap 310 when in the down position. Said handle 450 further comprises a first end 454 and a second end 456 with both first end 454 and second end 456 having a circular opening 460 sized to receive female hinge pin 470. Said female hinge pin 470 has an opening 472 sized to mate and accept male hinge pin 480 to rotatable affix handle 450 to said exterior cap 310.

[0057] An exemplary drink and mist bottle cap 10, further includes a tether 500 having an opening 502 that is sized to receive said female hinge pin 470 and a cylindrically shaped pump housing 600 having an exterior surface 602 and an interior chamber 604 sized to receive pump 650. Said pump housing 600 further has a lower portion 610 having an outlet 612 that is direct connection with first end 642 of intake tube 640. Said intake tube 640 has a lower portion 644 that connects to intake weighted strainer 660. During use the drink and mist bottle cap 10 removable attaches to a separate container (not illustrated) to allow a user to drink or mist. Said Exterior Cap 310 has a lower portion that contains a universal thread 315 for mating with various external bottles. A user can activate the pump by pressing the on/off actuator 190. It also understood that an adapter can be used for mating with various diameters for the external bottles. Then, the user may drink by opening the drink spout. Or, the user may activate the misting operation by pressing the pump actuator. When the pump actuator is pressed, the pump is activated causing water to be pulled from the lower container through the tubing to the mist nozzle 318 where the water molecules are atomized to form a mist for the user.

[0058] Of course the present invention is not intended to be restricted to any particular form or arrangement, or any specific embodiment, or any specific use, disclosed herein, since the same may be modified in various particulars or relations without departing from the spirit or scope of the claimed invention hereinabove shown and described of which the apparatus or method shown is intended only for illustration and disclosure of an operative embodiment and not to show all of the various forms or modifications in which this invention might be embodied or operated.

[0059] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an exemplary drink and mist bottle cap 10 has an exterior cap 310 forming an exterior portion 301 of the drink and mist bottle cap that is configured to extend over an opening 16 of a bottle 12 and an interior portion 601 configured for insertion into an interior 15 of said bottle 12. The drink and mist bottle cap has threads 317 configured to thread onto the bottle threads 14. The exterior portion has a drinking spout (not visible) and a drink spout cap 50 configured to cover the drinking spout. Also, a mist nozzle 318 is configured in the exterior cap 310 and is configured to produce a mist of water. The interior potion 601 includes an interior chamber 604 forming a pump housing 600 that encloses the pump for pumping fluid, such as water from the interior of the bottle to the mist nozzle 318. An intake tube 604 extends from the interior chamber 604 to an extended end 641 that may have an intake weighted strainer 660 configured thereon to filter the water. The intake tube fluidly couples the pump 650 with the interior of the bottle and providing a conduit for fluid from the interior of the bottle to the pump. An integral conduit 605 may be molded into or otherwise formed along the interior portion 601 and couple the intake tube 640 with the pump 650.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 2, the bottle 12 is configured upside down, with the drink and mist bottle cap 10 configured below the base 17 of the bottle. The intake weighted strainer 660 is coupled to a flexible intake tube 640 that enables the intake weighted strainer 660 to fall within the liquid 28 within the bottle 12. Note that the flexile intake tube can bend 180 degrees without kinking to allow fluid to flow therethrough even when the bottle is turned upside down. Also, the flexible intake tube 640 and intake weighted strainer 660 enable fluid flow to the pump, even when the bottle is configured upside down. Note that the fluid level 27 in the bottle 12 is above the drink and mist bottle cap 10 in FIG. 2.

[0061] As shown in FIG. 3, the intake weighted strainer 660 has a pre-filter having a filter that prevents 100 ?m and larger particles from passing therethrough, a primary filter that prevents 50 ?m particles and larger from passing therethrough and a final filter that prevents 5 ?m and larger particles from passing therethrough. This arrangement of incrementally finer filters prevents very small particles from passing to the pump which may clog the mist nozzle. Also, this incremental arrangement prevents clogging of the finer filters.

[0062] As shown in FIG. 3, the intake weighted strainer 660 may include one or more filters such as a pre-filter 661, a primary filter 662 and a final filter 663. Note that the final filter may be configured more proximal to the pump.

[0063] As shown in FIG. 8, an ultraviolet light device 20 is configured to emit ultraviolet light 22 into the interior of a bottle when the drink and mist bottle cap is attached to a bottle. The ultraviolet light device 20 may be coupled to the interior portion 601, such as to the interior chamber 604 and emit light from an extended end of the interior chamber. As described herein, the ultraviolet light device 20 may emit a UV light that has a wavelength configured to destroy or deactivate bacteria.

[0064] With reference now to FIGS. 9 and 10, an exterior portion of the drink and mist bottle cap 10 has a pressure relief valve 40 in the drink spout cap 50 to allow a flow of air into an interior of a bottle to relieve a vacuum formed by the mist nozzle 318 forming a mist from fluid within the bottle. As a mist is formed with the drink spout cap 50 on the drink spout to form a seal, a vacuum is formed in the interior of the bottle that can interfere with the pump being able to draw fluid therein for mist formation. As shown in FIG. 10, the pressure relief valve 40 may include a bladder 42 that opens automatically when a vacuum pressure above a threshold limit is formed between the interior of the bottle and the exterior of the bottle. The bladder may be an elastic valve, or comprise an elastic bladder producing a burp valve, a type of valve that opens temporarily and automatically to equilibrate pressure. When the pump is used to pump liquid from the bottle to create a mist, a vacuum pressure is generated within the interior of the bottle from the reduction in volume of the liquid. The pressure relief valve may then open to allow air from outside the bottle to flow in to relieve this vacuum pressure. Also, when there are atmospheric pressure changes, such as when changing elevation, a vacuum pressure may be produced on the exterior of the bottle and again the pressure relief valve may open to allow pressure equalization between the interior of the bottle and the exterior of the bottle. traveling the pressure outside. Atmospheric changes may occur when driving up or down large elevation changes or during air travel. The pressure relief valve may be a dual-way pressure relief valve that opens to equilibrate or allow airflow into or out of the bottle. The bladder may be an elastomeric material that spring shut after a flow of air passes through the pressure relief valve 40 to relieve the vacuum. Also shown in FIG. 10 is the battery 300 and the pump 650 within the pump housing 600. FIG. 7 shows the on/off actuator 190 as well as the charging port cover 200.

[0065] With reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, a drink and mist bottle cap 10 may include an anti-backwash valve 70, that is configured to prevent fluid from passing back into the interior of the bottle from the outlet of the drink spout 312. The anti-backwash valve 70 includes a drink-valve 74 coupled with a pivot 72, wherein a flow of water from the interior of the bottle up through the drink conduit 79 will actuate the drink-valve to pivot about the pivot 72 to an open position, and a flow of fluid from the drink spout opening 311 will cause the drink-valve 74 to pivot about the pivot 72 to a closed position. The drink spout 312 may form a drink reservoir 76 that will hold any backwash until the next time a person drinks from the drink spout 312.

[0066] Referring now to FIGS. 13 to 15, an exemplary drink and mist bottle cap 10 is configured for attachment to a bottle 12 to enable a person to both drink from the drink spout as shown in FIG. 13 and produce a mist 32 from the mist nozzle. As shown in FIG. 14, the bottle may be turned upside down and a mist can be produced from the mist nozzle as the intake tube 640, as shown in FIG. 2 is flexible and will allow the intake weighted strainer 660 to fall within the liquid 28 within the bottle 12.

[0067] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention. Specific embodiments, features and elements described herein may be modified, and/or combined in any suitable manner. Thus, it is intended that the present invention cover the modifications, combinations and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.